Then Isaac became very worried and said, “Then who was it that cooked and brought me food before you came? I ate it all and I blessed him. Now it is too late to take back my blessing.”
Genesis 27:35 - Easy To Read Version Isaac said, “Your brother tricked me! He came and took your blessing!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Isaac] said, Your brother came with crafty cunning and treacherous deceit and has taken your blessing. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing. Common English Bible Isaac said, “Your brother has already come deceitfully and has taken your blessing.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing. |
Then Isaac became very worried and said, “Then who was it that cooked and brought me food before you came? I ate it all and I blessed him. Now it is too late to take back my blessing.”
In the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah he had slept with. Jacob said to Laban, “You have tricked me. I worked hard for you so that I could marry Rachel. Why did you trick me?”
Now call together all the priests and prophets of Baal. And call together all the people that worship Baal. Don’t let any person miss this meeting. I have a great sacrifice to give to Baal. I will kill any person that doesn’t come to this meeting!”
Will you speak lies for God?\par Do you really believe your lies are what\par God wants you to say?\par
“Watch your neighbors!\par Don’t trust your own brothers!\par Why? Because every brother is a cheat.\par Every neighbor talks behind your back.\par
We all have the same father (God). The same God made every one of us! So why do people cheat their brothers? Those people show that they don’t respect the Agreement. They don’t respect the Agreement that our ancestors made with God.
We have this treasure \{from God\}. But we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that this great power is from God, not from us.
None of you should do wrong to your brother \{in Christ\} or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people that do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that.